UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-Q
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act file number 811-21931
Name of Fund: BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust (BCF)
Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809
Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Real Asset
Equity Trust, 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 882-0052, Option 4
Date of fiscal year end: 10/31/2012
Date of reporting period: 01/31/2012
Item 1 – Schedule of Investments
| Schedule of Investments January 31, 2012 (Unaudited) | BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust (BCF) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
| JANUARY 31, 2012 |
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| Schedule of Investments (continued) | BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust (BCF) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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| Schedule of Investments (continued) | BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust (BCF) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
| JANUARY 31, 2012 |
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| Schedule of Investments (continued) | BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust (BCF) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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| Schedule of Investments (continued) | BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust (BCF) |
| (f) | Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Trust during the period, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows: |
| Affiliate | Shares/ 2011 |
Net Activity |
Shares/ 2012 |
Realized Gain |
Income | |||||
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BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class |
29,314,451 | 2,064,497 | 31,378,948 | $688 | $11,961 | |||||
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BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series |
$11,645,567 | $(1,298,588) | $10,346,979 | – | $4,237 | |||||
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| JANUARY 31, 2012 |
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| Schedule of Investments (concluded) | BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust (BCF) |
| Portfolio Abbreviations | ||||||||
| To simplify the listings of portfolio holdings in the Trust’s Schedule of Investments, the names and descriptions of many securities have been abbreviated according to the following list: | ADR | American Depositary Receipt | MXN | Mexican Peso | ||||
| AUD | Australian Dollar | NOK | Norwegian Krone | |||||
| BRL | Brazil Real | PEN | Peruvian Neuvo Sol | |||||
| CAD | Canadian Dollar | REIT | Real Estate Investment Trust | |||||
| EUR | Euro | USD | US Dollar | |||||
| GBP | British Pound | ZAR | South African Rand | |||||
| HKD | Hong Kong Dollar | |||||||
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Item 2 – Controls and Procedures
| 2(a) – | The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. |
| 2(b) – | There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Item 3 – Exhibits
Certifications – Attached hereto
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust
| By: | /s/ John M. Perlowski |
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| John M. Perlowski | ||||||
| Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of | ||||||
| BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust |
Date: March 23, 2012
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| By: | /s/ John M. Perlowski |
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| John M. Perlowski | ||||||
| Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of | ||||||
| BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust |
Date: March 23, 2012
| By: | /s/ Neal J. Andrews |
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| Neal J. Andrews | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of | ||||||
| BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust |
Date: March 23, 2012